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Browning Livestock Market Report, Lafayette, TN

Lafayette, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.53/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 631 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.67/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 730 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.60/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 517 lb · 85 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,149 505 397
Feeder cattle 1,149 446 397
Slaughter cattle — 59 —

Due to this sale being closed the last sale because of inclement weather there is no trend. There were also 366 head of Feeder Cattle sold on video. The video sale market report can be found at this link: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf 1261 regular run + 366 video cattle = 1627 Total head...

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 158.00 $158.00 $532 -4.00
404–435 value added 409 12 170.00 $170.00 $695 —
454–488 465 19 155.00–165.00 $160.69 $747 +0.69
515–544 535 17 137.00–149.00 $145.69 $779 -4.31
542 value added 542 9 151.00 $151.00 $818 —
582–584 583 8 135.50–137.50 $136.25 $794 +3.25
592 value added 592 45 145.50 $145.50 $861 —
607–644 value added 625 44 138.00–142.50 $139.49 $872 +5.89
626–630 627 6 126.50–136.00 $132.82 $833 —
656 value added 656 23 137.00 $137.00 $899 —
661–683 667 37 125.00–130.00 $128.51 $857 +4.19
706–746 value added 728 88 125.00–128.50 $126.50 $921 +1.03
733–748 746 14 120.00–120.50 $120.43 $898 —
764–770 765 12 115.00–118.00 $117.75 $901 +0.13
754–798 value added 768 34 121.00–124.00 $122.46 $940 —
819–829 value added 824 42 119.50–121.50 $120.45 $993 +2.83
830 830 4 112.00 $112.00 $930 +5.00
855 value added 855 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —
924 value added 924 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 140.00 $140.00 $525 -9.00
415 415 1 129.00 $129.00 $535 -3.00
450 450 1 137.00 $137.00 $616 -3.00
525–526 526 5 127.00–132.00 $128.00 $673 +4.00
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 +16.00
750 750 2 113.00 $113.00 $848 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 135.00 $135.00 $396 —
310–315 313 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $405 -11.25
358–382 374 8 125.00–135.00 $130.69 $489 +1.69
380–390 value added 382 23 152.00–155.00 $154.16 $589 —
444 444 17 139.00 $139.00 $617 +10.81
460–462 461 23 134.00–147.50 $143.71 $663 +17.66
509–518 value added 516 22 140.00–142.00 $140.54 $725 +11.04
500–535 517 63 128.50–139.00 $135.23 $699 +11.53
551–599 578 40 123.00–126.00 $124.85 $722 +0.09
570–592 value added 579 28 127.50–129.50 $128.49 $744 -0.01
603–648 value added 628 83 122.00–126.00 $123.69 $777 +0.37
617–649 637 34 117.00–120.50 $119.69 $762 -0.31
651–663 654 9 110.00–116.50 $111.47 $729 -4.88
650–672 value added 664 46 117.50–122.00 $119.53 $794 —
709 value added 709 22 115.00 $115.00 $815 —
721–736 728 25 111.00 $111.00 $808 +3.00
755–783 763 11 102.00–107.00 $106.10 $810 +4.15
767 value added 767 8 110.00 $110.00 $844 —
807 value added 807 13 105.00 $105.00 $847 —
842 842 3 102.00 $102.00 $859 —
865–885 881 12 89.00–100.50 $94.82 $835 —
945 945 1 96.00 $96.00 $907 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
451 451 5 127.00 $127.00 $573 —
555–595 575 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $664 —
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–393 377 6 150.00–164.00 $158.61 $598 +0.87
448 448 25 156.50–162.50 $160.82 $720 —
460 460 8 162.00 $162.00 $745 +14.81
505–548 526 20 140.00–144.00 $142.61 $750 +5.61
570–575 574 9 127.00–133.00 $132.34 $760 +7.89
670–685 672 16 119.00–125.00 $124.24 $835 +3.24
740 740 2 108.50 $108.50 $803 -1.50
768 768 4 109.00 $109.00 $837 +8.00
845 845 2 99.00 $99.00 $837 +2.00
915 915 1 96.00 $96.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 145.00 $145.00 $650 —
528–545 534 7 124.00–133.00 $129.87 $694 —
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 —

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.